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| Title |
Prevalence and factors associated with abortion and unsafe abortion in Nepal: a nationwide cross-sectional study
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| Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, September 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12884-018-2011-y |
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| Authors |
Abinath Yogi, Prakash K.C, Subas Neupane |
| Abstract |
Abortion is one of the leading causes of maternal death in low- and middle-income countries. In Nepal, abortion is reported to be the third leading cause of maternal death. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with abortion and unsafe abortion in Nepal. This study is based on a nationally representative sample of the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011. Women who had ever had a terminated pregnancy (n = 2395) were studied. The survey elicited information on the most recent abortion. Unsafe abortion was defined according to the providers of abortion services. Binary logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) of abortions and unsafe abortions due to demographic, socio-economic and lifestyle-related characteristics. The interaction of the reason for abortion with age and educational status in predicting unsafe abortion was calculated using the predictive margins and their 95% CI. The five-year prevalence of abortion was 21.1% among women of reproductive age who ever had a terminated pregnancy and 16.0% of total abortions were unsafe. Women of Buddhist religion (OR 2.15; 95% CI 1.04, 4.44), those who were literate (secondary level education OR 1.69; 95% CI 1.22, 2.34), those who knew about legal abortion (OR 1.88; 95% CI 1.41, 2.52) and those who were aware of safe places for abortion services (OR 4.96; 95% CI 3.04, 8.09) were more likely to undergo an abortion. Likewise, women in age group 25-34 years (OR 0.43; 95% CI 0.19, 0.97) and those who were in the richest wealth quintile (OR 0.10; 95% CI 0.04, 0.25) were less likely to undergo an unsafe abortion. Educated women of 25-34 years reporting "health risk" as the reason for abortion had a decidedly lower probability (< 10.0%) than the others of going through the unsafe abortion. The prevalence of abortion in Nepal remains high. Education, religion, age, knowledge about legal abortion and safe places to undergo abortion were the major decisive factors associated with abortion. Young, poorest and uneducated women were more likely to undergo unsafe abortions. Therefore, intervention studies among these target groups are warranted. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 14% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 14% |
| Australia | 1 | 14% |
| Finland | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 3 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 43% |
| Scientists | 2 | 29% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 260 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 260 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 39 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 35 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 18 | 7% |
| Researcher | 17 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 7% |
| Other | 31 | 12% |
| Unknown | 103 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 56 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 43 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 20 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 2% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 1% |
| Other | 28 | 11% |
| Unknown | 105 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 December 2021.
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#6,898,488
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Outputs from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
#1,894
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#120,152
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
#70
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